Describe this setting. Consider the sights, sounds and smells. Try to choose language that best reflects the picture. Challenge: Write a paragraph describing the setting, imagining that you are gradually zooming in on the smaller details. Where do you think this is? What is...
Where is this? What time of day is it? What are the people looking at? Why? Is the bear the only thing in the shop? Why is the child touching the window? What are the people thinking? What are they feeling? Is the bear looking at...
What can you see? What do you think is happening? What do you wonder? Record your ideas here: See think wonder. What questions do you have about this picture? Who does the giant translucent leg belong to? Draw the whole character. Why didn't Matt Rockefeller...
Where do you think this is? Which country is it set in? Why is there a cat in the passport photo booth? Is it having a photo taken? Why? Does it need a passport? Where might it be going? Does anyone know that the...
Describe this setting in as much detail as you can. Try to appeal to the listener's/reader's senses. You can use the vocabulary builder beforehand to help generate ideas. Where do you think this is? Is it a real place? Why/why not? Is there anything...
Why is the girl turning around? Did she hear a sound? Did someone speak to her? What can she see? Does the shadow give you any clues as to what she's looking at? How does she feel about whatever she is looking at? How...
Credit: Tytus Brzozowski Facebook page How did the building get into the sky? Was it built there? Has it been moved? How? How is it staying airborne? Is it moving now? What are the additional windows? Do the people know that the building is in the...
Where does the door lead? What's on the other side? Can anyone go through the door? How many people know that it's here? How is the ladder supported? Why are there so many boats here? How long have they been here for? Why are...
Where do the two doors lead? Are they in the same house? What is the man doing? Is he awake? Why is he carrying a glass? Why is there a lamp on the grass? Where do you go when you dream? Draw, paint or...
Grammar opportunities: Expanded noun phrases, prepositions, dialogue, conjunctions. Why are there so many boats and animals on the lake? Where have they all come from? Describe the mood of the picture. How are the animals feeling? What might you hear if you could 'unmute'...